Usage of the character 宣

to declare (publicly)
to announce

Xuān

宣

[宣]

surname Xuan

xuāngào

宣告

[宣告]

to declare
to proclaim

guānxuān

官宣

[官宣]

official announcement (neologism c. 2018)

xuānchuán

宣传

[宣傳]

to disseminate
to give publicity to
propaganda
CL:個／个 (gè)

xuānrèn

宣认

[宣認]

public declaration

wàixuān

外宣

[外宣]

(abbr. for 對外宣傳／对外宣传 (duìwàixuānchuán)) (one's own) international public relations efforts
(another nation's) external propaganda

xuānshì

宣示

[宣示]

to vow
to pledge

Xuāntǒng

宣统

[宣統]

reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀／溥仪

xuāndú

宣读

[宣讀]

to read out loud to an audience
a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)

xuānfā

宣发

[宣發]

to promote; to publicize; to market

xuānchēng

宣称

[宣稱]

to assert
to claim

xuānbù

宣布

[宣布]

to declare
to announce
to proclaim

xuāndào

宣道

[宣道]

to preach (the gospel)

Xuānchéng

宣城

[宣城]

Xuancheng, prefecture-level city in Anhui

xuānjiè

宣介

[宣介]

to promote
to publicize

xuānzhǐ

宣纸

[宣紙]

fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣／泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

xuānzhàn

宣战

[宣戰]

to declare war

Wǔxuān

武宣

[武宣]

Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

Xuāndé

宣德

[宣德]

Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 ( Zhū Zhānjī) (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗 ( Míng Xuānzōng)

Xuānhuà

宣化

[宣化]

Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市／张家口市 ( Zhāngjiākǒushì), Hebei
Xuanhua county in Zhangjiakou

Xuānwēi

宣威

[宣威]

Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

xuāndǎo

宣导

[宣導]

to advocate
to promote

xuānmíng

宣明

[宣明]

to declare

xuānshì

宣誓

[宣誓]

to swear an oath (of office)
to make a vow

wénxuān

文宣

[文宣]

promotional material
propaganda

Xuānhàn

宣汉

[宣漢]

Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan

xuānyán

宣言

[宣言]

declaration
manifesto

Xuānzhōu

宣州

[宣州]

Xuanzhou, a district of Xuancheng City 宣城市 ( Xuānchēng Shì), Anhui

xuānjiào

宣教

[宣教]

to preach a religion

xuānxiè

宣泄

[宣洩]

to drain (by leading off water)
to unburden oneself
to divulge
to leak a secret

Xuān'ēn

宣恩

[宣恩]

Xuan'en County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

xuānjiǎng

宣讲

[宣講]

to preach
to explain publicly

xuānpàn

宣判

[宣判]

to deliver one's judgement
to give one's verdict

xuānyáng

宣扬

[宣揚]

to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide

Míng Xuānzōng

明宣宗

[明宣宗]

temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 ( Xuāndé)

Xuānwǔqū

宣武区

[宣武區]

Xuanwu district of central Beijing

Wǔxuānxiàn

武宣县

[武宣縣]

Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

wénxuānbù

文宣部

[文宣部]

propaganda department

xuānchuánhuà

宣传画

[宣傳畫]

propaganda poster
advertising hoarding

Qí Xuānwáng

齐宣王

[齊宣王]

King Xuan of Qi (reigned 342-324 BC)

Zhōng Xuānbù

中宣部

[中宣部]

Publicity Department of the CCP (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部／中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

Xuānchéngshì

宣城市

[宣城市]

Xuancheng, prefecture-level city in Anhui

xuānchuáncè

宣传册

[宣傳冊]

commercial brochure
advertising pamphlet
flyer

xuānshìshū

宣誓书

[宣誓書]

affidavit

Xuān'ēn Xiàn

宣恩县

[宣恩縣]

Xuan'en County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

Xuānhuàxiàn

宣化县

[宣化縣]

Xuanhua county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Hàn Xuāndì

汉宣帝

[漢宣帝]

Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC

Xuānhuàqū

宣化区

[宣化區]

Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市／张家口市 ( Zhāngjiākǒushì), Hebei

Xuānzhōu Qū

宣州区

[宣州區]

Xuanzhou, a district of Xuancheng City 宣城市 ( Xuānchēng Shì), Anhui

Xuānchuánbù

宣传部

[宣傳部]

Propaganda Department

xuānlǐtǎ

宣礼塔

[宣禮塔]

minaret

Zhōu Xuānwáng

周宣王

[周宣王]

King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)

Xuānwēishì

宣威市

[宣威市]

Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

Xuānwǔmén

宣武门

[宣武門]

Xuanwumen, Beijing

dàwàixuān

大外宣

[大外宣]

(derog.) China's foreign propaganda machine (esp. since c. 2009)

Táng Xuānzōng

唐宣宗

[唐宣宗]

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱 ( Lǐ Chén), reigned 846-859

Xuānhànxiàn

宣汉县

[宣漢縣]

Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan

xuānchuángōngshì

宣传攻势

[宣傳攻勢]

marketing campaign

dānfāngxuāngào

单方宣告

[單方宣告]

unilateral declaration

xuānshìjiùzhí

宣誓就职

[宣誓就職]

to swear the oath of office

dúlìxuānyán

独立宣言

[獨立宣言]

Declaration of Independence

mì'érbùxuān

秘而不宣

[祕而不宣]

to withhold information
to keep sth secret

zhàoběnxuānkē

照本宣科

[照本宣科]

a wooden word-by-word reading

bùxuān'érzhàn

不宣而战

[不宣而戰]

open hostilities without declaring war
start an undeclared war

guǎnggàoxuānchuán

广告宣传

[廣告宣傳]

advertising; publicity; promotion

xuānbùpòchǎn

宣布破产

[宣布破產]

to declare bankruptcy

xuānshìzhèngyán

宣誓证言

[宣誓證言]

sworn testimony

xīnzhàobùxuān

心照不宣

[心照不宣]

to have a tacit understanding

Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中央宣传部

[中央宣傳部]

Central Propaganda Department (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部／中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

Gòngchǎndǎng Xuānyán

共产党宣言

[共產黨宣言]

Manifesto of the Communist Party
"Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)

guǎnggàoxuānchuánhuà

广告宣传画

[廣告宣傳畫]

placard; poster

guǎnggàoxuānchuánchē

广告宣传车

[廣告宣傳車]

mobile billboard

xuānshìgòngcízhèngmíng

宣誓供词证明

[宣誓供詞證明]

(law) affidavit; deposition

Shìjiè Rénquán Xuānyán

世界人权宣言

[世界人權宣言]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中共中央宣传部

[中共中央宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

fǎngémìngxuānchuánshāndòngzuì

反革命宣传煽动罪

[反革命宣傳煽動罪]

the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù

中国共产党中央委员会宣传部

[中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China